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Pulmonary fibrosis causing drugs? sle like syndrome is caused by? drug th

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:44:08 -0400
pulmonary fibrosis causing drugs?
SLE like syndrome is caused by?
drug that causes reactivation of TB?
drug causing crystalluria?drugs causing redistribution of fat from extremeties to the trunk?
drug causing livedoreticularis?
drug which may result in production of dysphonia?

try to post some more interesting and important side effects and the drugs causing those SE

come on..add to the list..
Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:17 -0400
come on guys..
pulmonary fibrosis causing drugs?busulfan,bleomycin,methotrexate
SLE like syndrome is caused by?hydralazine,isoniazid,procainamide
drug that causes reactivation of TB?etanercept
drug causing crystalluria?acyclovir
drugs causing redistribution of fat from extremeties to the trunk?protease inh.,glucocortecoids
drug causing livedoreticularis?amantadine
drug which may result in production of dysphonia?oral cortecosteroids
Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:07:24 -0400
Respiratory Alkalosis? Mild Aspinirn toxicity..
Purple Toe Syndrome? Warfarin toxicity
Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:19:24 -0400
more for Rx-induced SLE: Phenytoin, Sulfasalazine, D-Penicillamine
Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:40:05 -0400
eosinopenia----glucocortecoid therapy
ticlopidine------neutropenia
Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:25:37 -0400
don',t forget Amiodarone for pul.

fibrosis which may lead to death in 15% pt.

& Methotrexate for crystalluria

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:07:51 -0400
also mitomycin c and methysergide cause pulm.fibrosis
pancreatitis-----valproate,didanosine and zalcitabine

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:02:52 -0400
Hemostat,
what book are you using for pharm.

I didn',t even know that Methotrexate can cause Pul Fibrosis.

Thanks in advance.




Also, if we gonna a little extreme and add D-Penicillamine as of the drugs causing Lupus then might as well know all the following too: :)

Besides HIPP, the following can cause drup induced Lupus: (from Wikipedia)

o Clindamycin (antibiotic)
o Pyrazinamide (antibiotic)
o Quinidine (antiarrhythmic)
o D-Penicillamine (anti-inflammatory)
o Carbamazepine (anticonvulsant)
o Oxcarbazepine (anticonvulsant)
o Infliximab (immunosuppressant)
o Propafenone (antiarrhythmic)



From E-medicine, heres the full fledged list :

Drugs that cause drug-induced lupus erythematosus are as follows:

* Acebutolol
* Amiodarone
* Bupropion
* Captopril
* Carbamazepine
* Chlorpromazine
* Diltiazem
* Docetaxel
* Ethosuximide
* Gemfibrozil
* Glyburide
* Gold salt
* Griseofulvin
* Hydantoins
* Hydralazine
* Hydroxychloroquine
* Interferons
* Interleukins
* Isoniazid
* Leuprolide acetate
* Lithium
* Lovastatin
* Mephenytoin
* Methyldopa
* Minocycline
* Nitrofurantoin
* Olanzapine
* Ophthalmic timolol
* Oral contraceptives
* Penicillamine
* Phenytoin
* Practolol
* Procainamide
* Propylthiouracil
* Quinidine
* Reserpine
* Rifampin
* Sertraline2
* Simvastatin
* Sulfasalazine
* Tetracycline
* Ticlopidine
* Tiotropium bromide inhaler
* Trimethadione
* Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)3
* Valproate
* Voriconazole

Drugs that cause flares of SLE are as follows:

* Cimetidine
* Hydralazine
* Hydrochlorothiazide
* Mesantoin
* P -Aminobenzoic acid (PABA)
* Penicillin
* Phenylbutazone
* Sulfonamides
* Terbinafine


Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:47:49 -0400
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